The Western Cape Government will not receive any funding to repair provincial infrastructure despite the June and September floods being declared national disasters.
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The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) declared the devastating floods national disasters earlier this month, stating that the declaration will ‘allow for collaborative efforts between all levels of government to address the damage caused by heavy rains during the Heritage Day long weekend.’
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Provincial Finance MEC Mireille Wenger says public and agricultural infrastructure suffered damages to the tune of R845 million and R500 million respectively. However, Wenger told EWN that there ‘is no money available’ to support the repair work.
‘We have not and will not receive funding this year from the National Disaster Management Centre, as their funds set aside specifically to respond to disasters are depleted.’
To this end, Wenger says the province allocated funds to fix some of the damages. ‘So this adjustment budget includes a R150 million in 2024/25 for roads infrastructure and R43 million for repairs to agricultural infrastructure damaged by floods.’
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